Versal literary journal

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Versal is an English-language literary magazine that publishes poetry, prose and art. [1] It was founded in 2002 by American poet Megan M. Garr (editor) [2] and is published by wordsinhere, a literary organization in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [3] In 2009, Poets & Writers magazine listed Versal as One of '22 lit mags that do more for your work.' [4]

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The magazine publishes both new and established writers from around the world. Its editor Megan M. Garr has discussed the connections between the magazine and translocality. [5] [6] [7] The magazine is archived at the National Library of the Netherlands, ISSN is 1573-2207. The editor-in-chief is Megan M. Garr.

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References

  1. Matthews, Katherine Oktober (May 2011), "Versal 9", Time Out Amsterdam, no. 32.
  2. Napp, Gregory (16 August 2007). "New Issue Review: Versal no. 5". Luna Park Review.
  3. Daryanani, Shyama (10–16 May 2007), "V for 5 and Versal", Amsterdam Weekly, vol. 4, no. 19.
  4. 1 2 "22 lit mags that do more for your work", Poets & Writers, vol. 37, no. 3 (published 2009), May–June 2009, ISSN   0891-6136
  5. Zhicheng-Mingde, Desmond Kon (16 March 2009), "Translocal Lit: Interview with Megan M. Garr, Editor of Versal", Luna Park Review, archived from the original on June 19, 2010
  6. Wojtowicz, Ewa (2002), "Global vs. Local? The Art of Translocality", Art Inquiry. Recherches Sur les Arts, vol. IV, no. XIII.
  7. Garr, Megan M. (2006), "Amsterdam state of mind", in Krabbendam, Diana (ed.), Amsterdam Index: a shortcut to creative Amsterdam, BSI Publishers, ISBN   978-90-6369-150-9
  8. Poets & Writers, 2005, ISSN   0891-6136 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. TimeOut, no. 13 (published 2009), p. 19, October 2009, ISSN   0929-6700 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "The Indie Innovators", Poets & Writers, vol. 38, no. 6, 2010, ISSN   0891-6136

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